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Jeremy Lechtzin
@jeremylechtzin
telling stories about historic Brooklyn with data // love maps, old buildings, marathons // start-up general counsel, tour guide, co-creator of https://t.co/anDmMfaFsN
Sep 28, 2021 • 23 tweets • 13 min read
I ❤️ this 🔥 visualization by @chris_whong using the NYC subway construction photo archive! Did you know there’s SO much data for 1914 Brooklyn to link to each geocoded image? I put together an example using just one pic in the stroll–here’s a deep-dive with 3 highlights 🧵⬇️ 1/x Let’s zoom in on the block of Flatbush Av north of St. Marks Av. First stop: the H. S. Nargizian storefront. No puzzle to guess the business name, but what did Nargizian do? The sign looks like it says “Repairing and Cleaning” – of what?